The Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to pay N10.6 million to veteran journalist, Geoffrey Anika, as damages against unlawfully blocking the highway. The blockage was said to have caused a ghastly motor accident involving Anika in 2012. Anika, is currently a traditional ruler in Atta Kingdom in Ikeduru Council Area of Imo. The amount was awarded in favour of Anika, whose vehicle, a Peugeot 406 was damaged beyond repairs as a result of the unlawful blockage. Justice Babatunde Quadri, while delivering judgment in the suit instituted against the NNPC by Anika, agreed…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and USAID in collaboration with Partnership Initiative in Niger Delta (PIND), says plans are underway to boost local production of fish in the country. Dr Ime Umoh, Director of Fisheries in the Ministry disclosed this in Abuja on Monday said the aim was to ensure food security and meet huge demand potentials. He spoke at a virtual valedictory workshop on Aquaculture Most Impactful Practice (MIP) under the Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services Activity. The Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services Activity is a five-year (2020-2025)…
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in collaboration SANO Foods Limited, on Monday began a public-private sector initiative to promote the cultivation of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria. The partnership under the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II) began with a joint public exhibition of fortified foods and cassava varietal display in IITA, Ibadan. Dr Kenton Dashiell, IITA Deputy Director-General (Partnerships for Delivery), noted that the partnership was to promote consumption of locally produced products in Nigeria. He said part of the deal was to create awareness on the newly released cassava varieties as…
Gunmen have abducted a lecturer with the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Dr Jones Ayuwo, and attacked three journalists of the Rivers State Television, RSTV. Ayuwo, a lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and Communications Studies, was kidnapped Sunday night on Andoni-Ogoni Road, Rivers. The victim was said to have been returning from a meeting with members of his local language Bible translation committee when he was attacked. Ayuwo, whose wife is the Bursar of UNIPORT, also serves as a member of the Governing Council of Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola, Port Harcourt. The three journalists, who had covered the committee’s…
The Sokoto office of the National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, has seized unclassified films and videos worth millions of Naira. The Executive Director of the Board, Mr Adedayo Thomas, who addressed journalists on Monday, said the films and videos include those with pornographic contents. According to him, the raid would be extended to other parts of the country including Kaduna, Abuja and Lagos. Thomas disclosed that the operation, which was carried out along Ahmadu Bello way, Emir Yahaya road, Abdullahi Fodio road and other locations of Sokoto metropolis, was done in conjunction with the Nigeria police. The Executive…
Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline announced the initiation of a new phase 2 study to select the most appropriate antigen dosage for phase 3 evaluation of their adjuvanted recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The companies made the announcement on Monday According to the companies, the new phase 2 study will enable them to identify the final vaccine formulation for adults of all ages. The companies noted that the trial will consist of equal numbers of adults 18 to 59 years and those 60 years and above. In December, phase 1/2 study results showed an immune response comparable to patients who had recovered…
Nigerian sensational singer Omah Lay won big at the 2021 Headies Award on Sunday in Lagos. The event which was held virtually and also had people physically present at the event, due to the COVID-19 strict protocols. The night, which saw Omah Lay winning the Next Rated award category, also comes with a car as the cash prize. He won the award over the likes of Tems, Oxlade, Bella Shmurda. The next rated award is one of the biggest awards in the headies, this award was what brought an issue between YBNL boss Olamide and MAVINS Don Jazzy in 2016.…
Dr Kema Onu, the FCT Coordinator, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), says effective testing for HIV is strategic in reversing the trend of the epidemic in the country. He said in Abuja on Monday that conducting mass test was not only key to ending HIV, but a roadmap in achieving the UN Joint Programme on HIV (UNAIDS) vision 95-95-95. He said “if Nigeria is able to get at least 95 per cent of persons tested, 95 per cent of persons will know their status, 95 per cent will be placed on treatment, and certainly, 95 per cent will achieve viral suppression.”…
The Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in an attack on a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy, a local governor said on Monday. Luca Attanasio died of injuries, shortly after the convoy was ambushed in Virunga National Park near the eastern city of Goma in North Kivu province, the province’s Governor Carly Nzanzu Kasivita told dpa. He said the ambassador’s driver and a bodyguard were also killed. “Attanasio died of injuries after the attack,’’ Kasivita said. The unidentified attackers were repelled by park rangers patrolling the area, according to the governor. dpa
A landscape architect, Mr Amos Alao, has tasked Nigerians on the adoption of green homes to combat the effects of climate change in our environment. In an interview in Lagos on Monday, Alao said it was pertinent that people reduced their energy consumption to curb depletion of the ozone layer. “The concept of green homes is in two perspectives. There are two types of green homes, the ones that are technologically driven and the ones that are nature driven. “When we talk about green homes, we should think about sustainability, reducing the amount of energy, water and heat we release…